Giving through a donor advised fund (DAF) – rather than the traditional method of writing checks to charity— can help you save time and better organize your donations. Traditional direct donations take a lot of steps and time Donor advised giving can save you time and the hassle of the lengthy process of getting your…
Jewish Communal Fund (JCF), the largest and most active Jewish donor advised fund in the country, approved the election of six new members to its Board of Trustees. The new Trustees are Elisia Abrams, Jon Harris, Holly Newman Kroft, Michael Lax, Geula Solomon and Spencer Waxman. “We are delighted to welcome such accomplished individuals to…
JCF Fundholders are among those who have generously supported the Ogen Group‘s Covid-19 relief efforts in Israel. The non-profit organization has raised $30 million in recent weeks to provide emergency loans and financial mentoring to small businesses, non-profits and unemployed and furloughed workers affected by the coronavirus crisis. We are excited to be working on…
All of us at Jewish Communal Fund are working around the clock to process the increased volume of grants that our very generous Fundholders are recommending to nonprofits in every sector of the philanthropic world. JCF is proud of the increased volume of grant-making from March – May totaling $89 million, a $10 million increase…
Our staff has been working hard processing the more than $10 million in Coronavirus-related grants that our generous Fundholders have recommended from their JCF donor advised funds to date. Since April 1, we’ve sent out $17 million in grants–a 21% increase since this time last year. We’re also opening memorial funds to help honor the legacy of…